Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq: Deputed from the London Missionary Society, to Visit Their Various Stations in the South Sea Islands, China, India, &c. Between the Years 1821 and 1829, 3. köideCrocker and Brewster, 1832 |
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... raised upon bamboos , to the height of about ten or twelve feet . In this watch - tower a man takes his station , holding in both of his hands the ends of forty or fifty strings , which diverge in all directions , to the extremity of ...
... raised upon bamboos , to the height of about ten or twelve feet . In this watch - tower a man takes his station , holding in both of his hands the ends of forty or fifty strings , which diverge in all directions , to the extremity of ...
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... raised upon a stone pedestal , cov- ered with rich silk , and wreathed with perennial garlands of flowers that never die , though it cannot be said that they never fade , being artificial , and very pretty for the work of mortal hands ...
... raised upon a stone pedestal , cov- ered with rich silk , and wreathed with perennial garlands of flowers that never die , though it cannot be said that they never fade , being artificial , and very pretty for the work of mortal hands ...
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... raised four steps from the ground , and supported by pillars , low and open on all sides . As we ap- proached the presence , his majesty rose up , and advanced to the margin of the platform , where he took the hands of gen- eral de Kock ...
... raised four steps from the ground , and supported by pillars , low and open on all sides . As we ap- proached the presence , his majesty rose up , and advanced to the margin of the platform , where he took the hands of gen- eral de Kock ...
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... raising the edges as with a touch ; then throwing the one or the other over the shoulder , or the arm , or passing them , as veils , be- fore the face . The richly - ornamented cloth , also , that girt the loins , had a long corner ...
... raising the edges as with a touch ; then throwing the one or the other over the shoulder , or the arm , or passing them , as veils , be- fore the face . The richly - ornamented cloth , also , that girt the loins , had a long corner ...
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... raised on a platform , five feet above the ground , in front of the temple . Here sat the chief priest , cross - legged , upon a chair , with a table before him , apparently reading most devoutly from an opened volume upon it . Four ...
... raised on a platform , five feet above the ground , in front of the temple . Here sat the chief priest , cross - legged , upon a chair , with a table before him , apparently reading most devoutly from an opened volume upon it . Four ...
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Page 168 - His eyes appeared inflamed : he bowed before the serpent, then prostrated himself, afterwards respectfully touched his head, looked fixedly upon the serpent, prostrated himself again, then touched it, and rushed out, as if in a paroxysm of delight at the thought of having worshipped this thing ! When he got out of the temple, he walked all round, within the verandah, and, having once more bowed at the door of the temple, he departed with a hurried step. We cannot conceive of any human being having...
Page 247 - the dark places of *« the earth are full of the habitations of
Page 44 - ... .Then said he unto me, prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, Son of man, and say to the wind, thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Page 40 - Ruler in and over the conscience ; for to this end Christ died, rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living...
Page 291 - Tis time this heart should be unmoved, Since others it hath ceased to move: Yet, though I cannot be beloved. Still let me love! My days are in the yellow leaf; The flowers and fruits of love are gone ; The worm, the canker, and the grief Are mine alone!
Page 210 - The face of the country around is well-wooded, slightly undulated, and rich in well-watered paddy-grounds. The lofty, abrupt, and picturesque ghauts are seen to the eastward, extending to the north and south as far as the eye can reach. The scenery is highly romantic and beautiful. The vicinity of Nagercoil is very populous. The inhabitants are Brahmins, goldsmiths, shopkeepers, weavers, carpenters, sharnars (or the climbers of the palmyra-trees), &c.
Page 71 - ... which a brilliant angular ornament hung over her forehead and between her eye-brows. She stood in a modest and graceful attitude, having her eyes fixed on the floor, though she occasionally raised them, with a glance of timid curiosity, towards the spectators. Her hands...
Page 34 - ... and another company made their appearance, dressed like the former. When they were all seated, an old woman entered, and laid down at the feet of each, an instrument resembling a bow, with an arrow on the string, about two feet long, lacquered red and decorated with gold. The dancers soon afterwards rose and went through all the evolutions of the others, holding these bows in their hands, which added exceedingly to the beauty and picturesque effect of their groups and attitudes.
Page 42 - Others were playing upon small musical instruments ; while a crowd of careless fellows, having nothing to do as far as we could discern, stood by them within the sacred erection. Two large flambeaux, and some sticks of incense, were burning on the table before the high-priest. On a smaller stage, about ten yards opposite to these, in the middle of the court, a slaughtered hog, shaved and gutted, was fixed upright upon a tressel, and by it a goat. Five yards beyond this, another platform, eight feet...
Page iii - Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, Even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.